Fruit that Remains

In 2006, we began praying for revival. Highland, once a dead church, began asking the Lord to revive us with His life-giving Holy Spirit. We anchored in Psalm 85 - a Communal Payer, which asks the Lord to relent in His anger and, instead, to revive His people, again. The Psalmist asks the Lord to show His favor to His people and to grant salvation through His name.

The Lord directed us to use this Psalm to fashion our corporate prayer-life Each Sunday for the year of 2006, we asked the Lord to show us His favor and grant to us His salvation. He has proven faithful and trustworthy. The fruit of our prayer-life has been that we have encountered the favor of our Lord in ways beyond our wildest imagination. We have also seen so many submit to the Lordship of Jesus.

From 2006-2016, we remained committed to the vision the Lord placed before us. It’s very much been a season of resolve. That being, to give the Gospel to the poor and unify churches together on common, Biblical ground and to remain devoted to the preaching of God’s Word with integrity and conviction.

In 2017, we once again began asking the Lord for revival, calling our church to prayer. We are asking the Lord to produce a harvest of righteousness through prayer and fasting, confidently expecting His glory to be magnified in the life of our church. We’re asking the Lord to revive us individually, as families, as a church, and as a community. All for the purposes of our lives producing fruit, much fruit, and fruit that remains - for the glory of God.

Today, we continue to be fashioned into a people of prayer. I want us to bring to life the demand of Jesus: ‘that His house is to be a House of Prayer.’

Starting this month, we will devote each first Sunday to Communion. We will use this Sunday as a time for personal reflection and corporate worship. During the first Sunday, our Communion Sunday, we will also introduce a monthly focus for how we will pray that month. The remaining Sundays in the month, we will hold corporate worship, pray for revival, and then open God’s Word together.

To bearing fruit that remains, together,

Rob & Carrie

We love you.

10th Annual Highland Hangout

Highland Tribe,

I am so grateful for each of you who made our 10th annual Highland Hangout such a joyous event! I really appreciate my mom and dad hosting us, too. Many memories have been made in your backyard.

We also were able to baptize Pat, Alan and Tyler. They each professed Jesus to be Lord and now, we walk with them, as they walk in the light of Christ all of the days of their lives. Let’s rally around them in love, grace and truth.

Rob

Alan

Alan

Pat

Pat

Tyler

Tyler

Sunday Afternoon Help.

Highland Family,

With the support of the church, Truth Spring Academy will be eating in the sanctuary this school year. We have outgrown the lunchroom. With this in mind, I ask that those willing to help stack the chairs each Sunday, just after our 11am service. It simply involves us taking up the row of 5 chairs, stacking them and pushing that stack along the wall. I appreciate your help, in advance. We will start this Sunday.

I also want you to know that Rock Presbyterian has given Truth Spring Academy a green light to operate out of their facility if we need to, once construction starts.

Highland, Truth Spring could not function without your support, generosity and love. Thank you so much for affording us this chance.

Thank you so much,

Rob

Today's Service.

Carrie Strickland led us in Communal Prayer. Here is part of the passage we used as a foundation for our time of corporate prayer:

“On that day the deaf will hear
the words of a book,
and out of a deep darkness
the eyes of the blind will see.
The humble will have joy
after joy in the Lord,
and the poor people will rejoice
in the Holy One of Israel.”
— Isaiah 29:18-19

Don’t forget to take part in our Summer Assignment.

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Then, we continued on with our series through Philippians. We completed the “Just One Thing” Portion of of Sermon Series. A handout was passed out that glues everything together that we have been covering over the last month or so. Here is that handout:

Handout

We also referred to an illustration we used in our series last year entitled: ‘Worry, Worship & The Word of God.’ We used this illustration because it is partly based on this passage we covered in Philippians today. Here is the illustration:

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*Audio files will be available for 30 days. To keep, download file. Also, the Communal Prayer segment of our service and sermon are in the same audio file this week.

A Time of Need...

Church family and friends,

We have an opportunity to meet some pressing needs for our church family and community. Below is a list of the items needed:

  • (2) toddler beds

  • (1) pack ‘n play

  • washer and dryer

  • bed sheets - queen, full, twin, toddler, pack ‘n play

  • pots, pans, baking dishes

  • lamps

  • dish soap and laundry detergent

  • microwave

  • twin mattress and box springs

  • size 7/8 girl clothes

  • school supplies for high schoolers

  • back to school clothes - please contact the church for more specific sizes

If you have any of these items to donate or desire to help purchase any of these items, please express how you might be willing to help using the form below or call the church at 706-507-5837. Thank you!


Location & Mailing address

3408 5th Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31904

phone Number — (706)249-9424